US - In 2015, the dollar value of US hogs/pork sector exports posted its largest year-on-year decline since 1985, writes Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.In 2015, the value of all US pork industry exports totaled $5.8 billion, down about 20 per cent from 2014’s. Only one category recorded annual gains and that was live hog exports. Exports of pork and sausages remained the largest category by far ($4.8 billion) but were hampered by global economic slowdowns, the increased value of the US dollar and stiff competition from markets such as the European Union who shifted more product onto the world market due to Russian market closures. To note, the volume of total hog/ pork exports actually increased almost 2 per cent compared to 2014. However, with significantly lower prices across the pork sector during 2015, the increased volume was not enough to offset decreased prices.

　　史蒂夫·迈耶(Steve Meyer)和莱恩·施泰纳(Len Steiner)写道，2015年美国猪肉行业出口美元价值是自1985年以来年同比最大跌幅。美国2015年猪肉行业出口总价值达到58亿美元，与2014年相比下降20%，而年度收益只记录活猪出口这一项。迄今为止，猪肉和香肠依然是最大的出口猪肉类产品(价值48亿美元)，但是受累于全球经济放缓、增添的美元价值、来自市场激烈的竞争。譬如由于俄罗斯市场封锁，欧盟向世界市场投放大量的产品。值得注意的是，猪肉出口总量实际上与2014年相比增添了2%。然而，2015年猪肉行业价格太低，增添的出口量不足以弥补价格的下跌。